<b><b>The magic of modern technology is becoming ever cleverer and ever cheaper. Allison Heller reports on a home networking system in a three-bed house in Kent and looks at some other technological advances. Isn't it about time you got on board?</b></b><br><b>Recent advances in home technology have brought a whole new meaning to the concept of channel flicking. Imagine: switching from the late movie to CCTV footage of the cars parked on your street, then over to the kids' bedrooms then selecting the option to turn on the motion detector at the front porch, and finally clicking on the dog feeder facility before switching back to the movie. </b><br><b>Sound unlikely? Well this scenario is perfectly possible in an ITT Industries networked house. Except for the dog feeding anyway. </b><br><b><b>Futuristic world </b></b><br> Home networking is here, and an increasing number of housebuilders are incorporating technology that was once exclusively the realm of offices into our living spaces. At Orchard Heights in Ashford, Kent, ITT Industries, Network Systems &amp;&amp; Services (NS&amp;&amp;S) Domestic Integrated Local Area Network (DiLAN) system has been unveiled in an unassuming standard three bedroomed Rice Homes show house, making a seemingly futuristic world available to the &amp;"average&amp;" house buyer. <p></p><p>It …